Using the Knowledge Base & Help Center
Platform Navigation · OpenFrame Onboarding
Two resources sit at the bottom of the left sidebar — the Knowledge Base and the Help Center — and they do different jobs. One is OpenFrame's help hub for you; the other is your documentation store. This guide sorts out which is which and when to reach for each.
Help Center — OpenFrame's help hub
Open Help Center for a hub of product resources, each as its own card:
- Onboarding Guides — step-by-step product walkthroughs (these very guides).
- Development Roadmap — what OpenFrame is building next.
- Product Releases — version history and release notes.
- Bug-fixes & Enhancements — recently shipped fixes and improvements.
- Support Tickets — open and manage your support requests.
- FAQs — quick answers about how OpenFrame works.
- Privacy Policy and Terms of Service — the legal pieces.
- Knowledge Base — a shortcut into the article store (below).
Reach for the Help Center when you want to learn the product, check what's new, or get unstuck — it's the "help me understand OpenFrame" destination.
Knowledge Base — your article store
Open Knowledge Base to build and browse your own documentation — runbooks, client-specific notes, internal procedures. It's organized like a filing cabinet:
- Folders — group related articles. Create one with New Folder; there's a top-level folder to start from.
- Add Article — write a new entry.
- Search for Articles — find anything fast.
- Archive — retire articles you no longer need without deleting them.
Each item shows its name and created date. Use this for the knowledge your team generates and needs to find again.
Which one do I want?
- "How does this OpenFrame feature work / what changed?" → Help Center.
- "What's our procedure / what did we document for this client?" → Knowledge Base.
In short: Help Center is for consuming OpenFrame's help; Knowledge Base is for creating and curating your own.
Quick checklist
- Opened the Help Center and scanned its cards (Onboarding, Roadmap, Releases, FAQs, etc.)
- Opened the Knowledge Base and saw the folder/article structure
- Created or browsed an article with Add Article / Search
- Knew the rule: Help Center = learn OpenFrame, Knowledge Base = your own docs
What's next
That's the help and documentation layer. Next in getting oriented, see the device detail surfaces — starting with Reading the Device Software Tab.
Based on OpenFrame v0.9.19. The Help Center cards and Knowledge Base tools evolve between releases — what's in your console wins.
